Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-05-28

EDITOR ENTEEpEISE.-In replying
to Residents COMMUNICATION published
in last Week 5 ENTERPRISE regarding
what he, ErSident, enormously terms
The controversy between Jonitllb and Il
Life long Democrat and Temperance
.iln aud taken up by Visitor aild Resi-
dent NC, will say Lhat Visitor has never
taken up any quarrel Of Il Life long DEM
ucoat and Temperance man against
Resident, Jomitlab, Or any other person,
hut has stood always us HOW. preiering
10 attend to his own business and let
that of others alone. 1t seems the VIII
ter signing himself JOnldab ana Resi-
dent is one and the same person, an
that he has II deep seated grudge ana
malicious hatred against both Lille long
Democrat anil Visitor. and that he Is
now determined to weary the manly
readers OF the ENTERPRISE with his i'll
solcnt and would be deramaJory coln-
luunlcatious, in regard TO IL matter
wherein he, himself, began the assault
upon Visitor, by the uttering AMI pub
fishing OF slander0us and libeleous
charges, without the least SELL
biance of truth In themselves. In
regard to the charge preferred by him,of
Visitor. taking UP Il Life long De.Io-
crat aud temperance mans quarrel, is
50 absurd that it needs no reply. Tie
articles written Gy Visitor aud pub
lshcd, speak for themselves, and ~. i'll
lelliatlt public will decide tic matter
Justly. Besides Lie long Democrat is
quite able Of himself, single handed and
alone TO cope with al adversary no more
formidable than lis latc antagonist, COLL
sequently lie needed not the assistance
OF amy one. Visitor certainly has no
quarrel with the church nor with any
church or its members, neither liuS he
any quarrel with the good people Of
ChncOteague Island, nor with the local
option element Or the law, but he does
dpnur to The manner in Which would-be
leaders us local optionist are enforcing
the very statute they 50 solennly prom
ised the people that they would see to it
and have tue law enforced. HAT is the
Objectionable feature Visitor has set
forth on all occasions. 1t seems that
Resident wanted to show off Il little
French in his eilusions i'll the ENTER
PRISE OF last Week, judging from aqno-
taliOn made by him from Riclelieu,
the French Cardinal, or it may have
Ueen ruse only that he may play his
Old game over again, but Visitor Is not
easily intimidated by threats OF draw
ing llle mystic circle uf his, Resident S
church around any bo;iy ofpeople, neltll-
Ell does Visitor drive worth Il cent.
Threats of the anathemas OF church nor
State, When emanatilg from SO weak
and insignificant /, sUurcettS from Resi-
dent, will not he likely u influence tlie
course OF Visitor in this matter. These
infertlltial threats but tend to Show Tie
siallownesS, tile inSigniticance OF Resi-
dent at his every step. And while 1t is
not the quarrel Of Life long Democrat
with Jonidab, mor is 1t The church, nor
State, nor the people Uf the Island, nos
with local option that Visitor complains
-uut with the writer who slgls Resi-
dent, that he proposes 10 deal directly,
and to set himself right before the pub
lie. In ~ publication i'll the ENTER
PRISE Of the 7tn inst Resident made
the following SlanderOus, defamatory
and libeleouS declarations against tile
character Of isit0r. viz: lSt With be-
ing The representative OF the closed SD
looms, End With being their helichnen
5rd with being actively engaged in Wilt
fying all WHO dare false their voice
against the traffic, aud Il nisrep:esenta
ton OF the facts of Iny movement Tia
has for It's object tue advancement .
the temperance cause. &c. For wi.icI
unsupported libel aud intended deEtlna
tory declarations, tie writer slgnln
Resident will probably be called Oh I
answer before IL proper tribunal In III
meantime Visitor wllsay LiElJ lie hope
Resident will be more successful in hi
efforts To llaw the mystic vii OF IL